#BHN Edmonds on social housing "shake up" | Israeli ambassador summoned | TVNZ's pro govt questions
Barbara Edmonds joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk about the latest government's announced a major shake-up of social housing beginning in this year's Budget - which will boost weekly support for 110,000 families by almost $15 but leave another 80,000 families worse off by $30 a week. Tangi Utikere and Chris Bishop were on TVNZ Breakfast this morning talking about the public sector cuts. There was an interesting interaction with the TVNZ hosts where they took government talking points and asked Utikere questions based in National Party opinions as opposed to actual facts. New Zealand has condemned Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, after he taunted detained flotilla activists - including three Kiwis - who tried to breach Israel’s blockade of Gaza. Foreign Minister Winston Peters demanded that Israel’s ambassador, Alon Roth-Snir, front up to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a “please explain”.